Hundreds of people spent a beautiful Sunday afternoon riding their motorcycles for two very important reasons.

Hundreds of people spent a beautiful Sunday afternoon riding their motorcycles for two very important reasons.

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Updated: 5:28 PM CDT Oct 25, 2015

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WEBVTT ELIZABETH HUR, ABC NEWS, TEXAS. NICK: IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A MOTORCYCLE RIDE, AND SOME PEOPLE HAD REASONS FOR IT. KISHA: YES, THEY PUT TOGETHER A RIDE TO HELP TWO MAD AND ALSO THEIR FAMILIES. MY HEART IS HEAVY, AND I WANT TO DO SOMETHING TO HONOR THE TWO FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS, AND THEY SAID PLANET, MAKE IT HAPPEN. KISHA: THAT IS WITH THE OWNERS OF THE BAR IT DID. IN JUST SIX DAYS, THEY PLAN A MOTORCYCLE RIDE IN THE CITY, PASSING BY THE HOUSES. ENDING TO HONOR THE HEROES LOST. I CRIED. FROM THE MINUTE WE PULLED OUT TO WHEN WE GOT HERE. KISHA: THE COMMUNITY IN MOURNING, BUT THE GOAL WAS TO TURN IT TRAGEDY INTO TRIUMPH. EVERYTHING WE CAN DO. BUT OF ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED, THAT IS POSITIVE. SEEING THE COMMUNITY RALLIED TOGETHER LIKE THEY HAVE, IT IS MOVING. I AM SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE CITY, A COUSIN IT IS AN AMAZING COMMUNITY THAT CAME TOGETHER IN A VERY SHORT WINDOW OF TIME. LET'S KEEP IT MOVING. KISHA: PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE HONORING JOHN MESH AND LARRY LEGGIO AND TO HONOR THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS, WHO CONTINUE TO MAKE SACRIFICES EACH DAY. TO BE AROUND THESE PEOPLE, FIREMEN, PARAMEDICS, POLICE OFFICER, AND CIVILIANS. KISHA: NOW, THE ORGANIZERS ARE NOT SURE HOW MUCH MONEY THEY RAISED OR HOW MANY PEOPLE PARTICIPATED, BUT THEY HOPE TO HAVE THOSE NUMBERS IN NEXT WEEK. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP, YOU CAN SEND DONATIONS TO THE LOCAL 42.

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Hundreds of people spent a beautiful Sunday afternoon riding their motorcycles for two very important reasons.